Had the same problem in my right toe. Strange it was ONLY my RIGHT big toe. I bought some Sketchers relaxed fit. These have memory foam. Since I wear a WIDE fit these were key in getting relief from the big toe numbness. I have worn them for just over a week now and have noticed my big toe on the right is not getting the numb feeling as often. The new Sketchers with memory foam really helped me! Good luck out there!
Mine started with the big toe feeling like a string was tied and pulled around it. An MRI with a small tear in the plantar plate was found. Went to 1 podiatrist who gave me a shot between the big toe and second with no help. He wanted to remove 2 bones……..never went back. I then went to a supposed sports specialist who put me in a boot for 5 weeks, took it off and never performed another MRI. He then tried 2 injections between the big toe and second, now all my toes have a numb feeling. Now, I also get sporadic sharp pain in my big toe. I wish you were located near me! Sounds like you a doc who knows what he is doing.
Thank you soooo much , I've been looking for this answer, I've read a lot about my symptoms and I thought I had diabetes lol, thank god it's not the case you literally just describe exactly what I feel...... thank you
Great Video Scott! Finally some very good information. Numbness to #4&5 as well as the side of the same foot is my issue for a few years now,.. the numbness never completely goes away and sometimes the numbness is very painful or uncomfortable.Any ideas as to how it happened as it seemed to just show up one morning & never really went away? Treatment options? Thanks in advance Scott
How about pinky toe ? Mine went numbs for a while now... before it was hardly recognize but now I can feel it whenever the toe numbness touch something
The big toe and 2nd toe get sensation from the deep peroneal nerve, sometimes there is a problem around this nerve or a region near this ankle called the anterior tarsal tunnel.
Hi Scott, I have numbness in rhight leg middle toe from one month, 5 years back I have disc nd sciatica Prblm. after taking bed rest I'm completely all right. Now I'm getting numbness pls suggest me.
I can agree. I have developed a soar on the inside of my great toe. Been taking antibiotics for 2 months and the place only developed a big scab that refuses to loosen up. I soaked them in epson salt, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and it appears to just hinge onto the great toe. It affected my 2nd toe at first but was able to get the open place closed up. I don't know what else to do. It feels like a string is attached to my great and second toes. I'm not a diabetic, my numbers are excellent but the pain to walk is there also. It burns between the toes and I bought some toe separators, to no avail. My podiatrist only prescribed antibiotics and now he simply avoids my calls. I don't think he knows himself. Probably needs to retire. If anybody have any suggestions please feel free to post. Thanks
Both big toes went numb after i had to start wearing steel toed shoes...even my heels are numb. I stand and walk on rocks all day for 8 hrs..get better shoes , inserts or quit the job?
I feels like there’s a string or something pulling on my pinky toe like a sensation of something between them and it’s so annoying and didn’t occur until my lower back started hurting which made my right leg numb and tingly from what I can only imagine is sciatic nerve issues
thank you, this helped me understand why my two right little toes are numb. I think it might be the knee senerio. Because I helped someone move last week for 6 days, lifting packing and my knee is normally sore, but it was worse with heavy lifitng. So I guess just rest??? I cannot afford a dr. no insurance.
Great video, Doctor. It gave me the answers I was looking for. Now I'd like to repay the service. As a teacher of Literature, I would like to say to you that the term "various different" is redundant; choose one or the other, but not both. Thank you again for clarifying why my toes are numb. I got a sliver in my big toe and I've been compensating by walking on the outer side of my foot to avoid hitting my big toe. I am pretty sure, based on this video, that this is the cause. Thank you!
Perhaps. The common peroneal nerve has branches that provide sensation to many of the areas you mentioned, but there are numerous other causes for all that you describe, and the heel may be a completely separate issue. Best way to know is to see either a podiatrist or an orthopedic specialist experienced with the lower leg and foot.
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I've recently experienced toe numbness on the tip of my left big toe. Only difference in my life that possibly could be a cause is recently I have been doing night-shifts at night club for 7 hrs and its required to wear shoes, I've always worn boots up to now. Is this a major concern?
Zlatan I'm having a very similar issue, it seems that it's just the nerves being pinched, or damaged, it could go away or get worse. I'd reccommend seeing a doctor. Well. Actually I assume you probably have. Since this comment was a year ago.
@@nickkirkin9071 Oh. Well if a nerve is damaged it could be permanent and you could lose all feeling in your toe. Luckily mine healed by itself. It did take a while though.
I have the same issue numbness in both feet and redness on the bridge of the foot and redness around the big toes and my lower back is sore above the tailbone thank you very much for any help
Hello Dr Kilberg. I recently started noticing numbness in my second toe and the space between my big toe and second toe. I do have quite a large bunion and I’m wondering if this bunion could be responsible for this numbness. I am not diabetic and no other toe is affected. I have gone to a podiatrist and I wear an orthotic now but the toe is still numb. No pain at all.
I think riding my electric unicycle has made my toe numb, it seemed to coincide with an ingrown toenail though. I hope my foot doesn't have to be cut off
I had six operations back in July of 2018 from the tailbone all the way the to the superior abdomen due to necrotizing fasciitis and fournier's gangrene septic shock and ever since all my toes are permanently numb and tingling feeling
I broke my pinky toe when I was recovering from hip replacement (kicked my cane with my opposite leg). Now my pinky toe is numb/stiff, and it feels like there is something under/between my toes and front of toes.
Hi I'm 48 years old. My 4th & 5th toes on both feet have been numb for 2 years along with my left thumb, all began around the same time. They feel swollen especially in my boots, but they aren't. Any thoughts?
I have a recurring problem with spraining my ankles. Usually the left but occasionally the right the whole foot is involved. The numbness is felt in all toes and ringing the ankles. In my twenties I fell on a metal hand truck landing on my coccyx. Occasionally the entire leg goes numb. Scary.
Hello doctor, need a help. I have been having tingling in between first and second toes of left foot for about 4months. I feel it as a type of hyper sensitivity and it reaches the top of the foot & lower leg. I have consulted neurologist and they did tests including mri of head, neck, spine. Also emg&nerve conduction studies. Couldn’t find anything. I’m recently feeling pain in left knee left side nerve when pressing and this reaches the foot as well. Also I have pain in left buttock. Could you please advise.
Dr. Scott, I think I have the 'top' of the toes problem 02:35...what can I do to solve it?....it is extremely painful and feels like an office chair is rolling over my barefooted toe nails (3rd and 4th / left foot). I went to see a doctor here in Thailand but he said there is nothing he can do to help me...Thanks, Jack
i have chronic peroneal longus ache from running, and thus my big toe are numb as well....are they sort of related? so should i focus on fixing the ache on peroneal longus first?
Hi! Thank you so much for this informative video. The inside of both my big toes has been numb now for over one month. Any suggestions on what the cause for this could be? Thank you
Aubrey, in 2008 both of my big toes were numb. Over the years, all of the toes (equally on both sides) became numb. Then the numbness spread to my feet, then to my ankles. Finally, I saw a neurologist, had an MRI of my spine, and was diagnosed with spine disorders. Had my back operated on & fixed, but the numbness in my feet remains. This causes me to be unbalanced. with difficulty in walking. Back surgeon told me that I should have been treated in the beginning when just my toes were numb because it is highly unlikely that I will ever regain feeling in my feet. See a doc---don't wait too long to correct the problem, like I had done!
Good day doctor. Am I 5 years too late. My left toes numb n sometimes sticky such that rag n slippers stick to my left foot n occasionally left toes feeling of coolness. Help!
please help me. my head to toe gets numbness. i have been medication almost 3 years. but no cure. doc could find any wrong with me. he treats me for my words. MRI couldn't found anything either. Also my both hand , elbows, funny bones ten finger joints very painful. morning finger joints are stuck. it's very difficult to stretch my fingers.
Dr. Kilberg, I am a 52 year old male, and in great shape. I lost feeling in my right big toe last January, during a P90X workout. One moment I was fine, and in the next I noticed a distinct numbness. Nothing has changed in 12 months. I lift, run and play a wide range of sports. An ortho specialist checked it out with x-rays of my foot, and spine, and a separate electronic nerve test. In both tests things looked good, with no obvious orthopedic signs of problems, and the nerves to my leg working with no signs of damage. I do have age-related degernation of the discs. Another doctor (who happens to be my urgologist), recommended that I go directly to a neurological physical therapist, and so I am. Is this a smart move, or should I visit a neurologist, or podiatrist, (which means I'll get a MRI)? Thank you for your suggestion, and again any advice given will very basic and I will check it out with my regular physicians.
There can be many reasons for a solitary numb toe, including damage to one of the finer nerves that provide toe sensation on either side of the toe, as well as an area called the tarsal tunnel and less commonly an area called the anterior tarsal tunnel (whose nerve gives sensation to the inner side of the big toe towards the 2nd toe). Back damage can conceptually cause solitary toe numbness, but this is uncommon. Other diseases and some medicines can cause foot numbness, but it is uncommon for the symptoms to be in only one toe. Nerve conduction tests do not typically give information on whether there is intra-foot nerve damage, and there are some nerve conditions that will never show up on these tests, which show only substantial damage to the larger nerve fibers. Sometimes an MRI can help, but imaging of toe nerves is tricky, and may be more useful to see if there is any obstruction in the tarsal tunnel areas. If you have not actually seen a foot and ankle specialist, I would suggest you start with that, as there may be elements of a finely detailed foot exam that may lead to the discovery of the cause of your symptoms.
Scott.. Just one more question. I have problem with my toe and all. kept numb it. and I kept trying to find a good foot doctor like you. they all want to waste my time and put me like 5 separate appointment which it cost me to spend co pay and med that not coverage insurance. all I want to know what is cause it.. numb it, cold and sweat feet just start it. I went to see Dr C he is D.O.D specializes and check to see if have diabate (spell) and turn out its neg.. so whats next? help me to understand
Thank I for this video ! Doctor I been numb for 3 years my 3 small toes the right foot ! And today u make me sure about it !i though I have diabetics !but I already have fracture in my ankle in soccer 7 years ago is for that raison ?
Hello Scott Kilberg..My feet/legs fall asleep sometimes within seconds of sitting "Indian style"if you will. At this moment in time my right big toe has been numb for almost four days now. I do suffer from cervical spondylosis, gout, Painful Tmj, migraines, as well as arthritis flares all the time. I've been in chronic pain since around 5 yrs old. I was a gymnast, and was very rough on my body as a youngster. I know some of my issues worsened from my lifestyle. But I guess I was born with some conditions I have. Anyhow...I'm used to my feet/legs always falling asleep on me, but not my big toe for this long of time. I do have severe plantar fascitis in my right foot. I was given strong cortisone shots in foot, and it didn't touch the pain. So to sum it up. I'm just wondering if you would suggest me go to my Doctor asap., for it may be something more serious? Perhaps an organ's (infections) like kidneys for ex. can cause this? I know kidney problems may sometimes be unknown in a person. Thanks for your time.
#beckystarrski Your comment was posted 9 yrs ago and I just wondered how you are feeling now? Where you ever evaluated and treated for the numbness in your big toe? Did you find out what was causing it? Hope you are doing better.
Hey, i have a problem with my right big toe. I went to work and i had to pretty much stand for about 6hrs. when i got home and i took off my shoes i realised my toe was numb. I don't know why but it still is numb. and its only that one big toe... nothing else. its been going on for about 2 days now, what should i do?
Excuse me hi I have the same issue for the first time is my day now nd still numbe please tell me if you got better and what did you do about it I worked standing for 9 hrs
i have the same problem with my left toe and my right one but my left toe is worse, i work in a kitchen at a hotel standing for 9 hours, can anyone help me?? please
Olivia Rosslee Since several conditions can cause those symptoms, it is best for you to see a foot specialist for an accurate diagnosis and treatment. I wish you speedy relief.
Oh I had the same problem. I worked and stood in my feet for long hours only for a week it took me 4 month to get rid of the numbness . now its been a year that I'm working again and again I dint feel my toe . its numb .
I used to weight 332 pounds - I lost 40 lbs since then - I still experience numbness on my left leg (2 middle toes and big toe) I got acupuncture done it alleviated numbness but not much- I used to have a pinched nerve on my right shoulder - but it went away with muscle relaxers - I'm scared please tell me should I go to the emergency?
I can't go barefoot anymore. Underneath all my toes goes numb and so painful after a bit. I also have a herniated disc in my neck and if I wake up on my back and the pillow is pressing in on my neck, my toes are numb and so are my hands.
My last two little toes have started being numb when I go to bed at night and I've been wearing these foam shoes living in their shoes and I'm thinking that's what's wrong with mine
Very good thanks I’ve got neuropathy driving me mad at night awful but at same time , I’ve got a misery in my back ,I’ve never had back problems , now I’m almost crippled , Drs don’t do shit , I could cry , but no one helps me , I have had drink issues !
I'm in pretty good shape I work out all the time but I my job I work with boots and my right foot has my toes are tingling and they dont stopthis is only occurring when I have boots on
I have a question. I am noticing on both feet, the bottoms of my toes, could it just be the shoes I am wearing? so I the past year or so (and I do play lots of volleyball) well several times in the past year or so the bottoms and sides of some of my toes where getting brown spots on them, even recently. and I did rest hem, but now the bottoms of my toes (underneath/bottom, but more in the location of between the foot and whateve ron your toe is the equivalent of the knuclle, although I sometimes get a little bit on one or 2 every so often in the toe part/top) but mainly the spot I am speaking of. the shoes I am wearing are probably over a eyar old and I wear them all day every day, and they are a bit worn down, I even had to duct tape part of the inside of one just to keep it in tact. my running shoes are 3 years od, but in good condition. I do always wear socks. and the thing with these toes the most recent feeling began mostly a couple weeks ago after an arctic blast. I did'n't actually get frost bite, but anyway, I am wondering what that is, and if perhaps the shoes may be the issue
This video was really interesting so thank you for that. I have a lot of lower back pain so much so my back is mottled. This I think is the reason why I wake with numb toes and legs, am very stiff and in discomfort. I also have thyroid disease and am on medication.
Oh god, so I was skating and fell over a flower pot ( yes ) and hurt my leg bad. (I can walk without any problems it just hurts when I touch the area) and when I got home I went to bed pretty quickly but noticed when I was walking that I can't feel my toe on my right foot. It's not that I can't feel it but there's a small area where I can still feel when you're touching it but not as much as my left toe. It feels weird then I'm walking and many said it might be because of the fall, I might've hurt my leg so bad that I damaged a nerve.
Dr.Scott, I fell on my knee & foot a few months back (the fall was like in baseball when a batter slides to a base.) Moderate walking & standing is tolerable & I ware a ankle brace for my labor intensive job. My foot tinglings, has a mild burning sensation, numbness, and stiff. If its really hurting my whole leg hurts and aches up to my thigh. It seams to be getting worst latley. I now have constant tingling, burning, & numbness around the heel, ankle and the outer top/bottom side of my foot now (the last 2 toes are completely numb and get very cold on & off threw out the day.) I feel like I have only 3 toes I can sometimes feel. I have carpel tunnel in my hand & that's what my last 2 toes feel like when I try to close my foot or flex my toes. How can I fix this?
I wore high heels yesterday to work and was walking back and forth constantly. By 4:00 p.m. I couldn't walk anymore. My toes fell asleep instantly. Today my toes are still asleep. That's pretty much what led me here.
I have varicose veins and Raynaud's, and my 2 toes on right foot always numb and lots of joint issues, and when I talk to docs about it, it seems they ignoring everything I said and don't refer me to any other tests
Toe tips numb. Feels great to have them massaged. I wear flip-flops a lot and have big callouses on the outside of my big toes. Any comments regarding flip-flops? Thank you.
i droped an 80 pound rock on my foot about 2 and a half months ago it crushed my foot the rock didnt break my bone but i cant take a normal step and i get buring and sharp pains in between my big toe and second toe on the top of my foot and underneath my foot right on the ball right under neath the big toe ive been to a foot specialist he believes ive compleatly blown out some of my nerves i just wanted another docs opinion. thanks:)
well i have a little numbness on the end of the big toe right-hand side of the nail drives me nuts mostly because i dont know what is the problem i mean i do feel that something is toching it it just doesnt feel like the big toe on the other foot
I have been having pain (under big toe) building up over the last 6 months to a year, (running) and my inner big toe has grown out sideways longer than the other -but it's all bone + there's no swelling. Does anyone know what I have? (I have just bought 4E wide joggers, but what the heck is it?)
Hi Doc, I am 44 and about 30lbs over weight. About 3 years ago I started to get a numb foot pad on the right side and hard to tell but big toe and maybe second toe was well. Over the past year, the left foot pad is doing the same. The feet look fine and I have a pulse on both. Toe nails look healthy. Over the past 3 years I have had my blood tested often and always came in under 100 for fasting. Any guesses? Docs seem to think its my back since I have L4-5 S1 issues. Any guesses? Thanks
I have the same thing. I went to a neurologist, waste of time. I'm going on 6 years where the bottom of all toes on both feet are numb. I do have a bad back. Oh, it started on the right foot, big toe. Then it spread to the other toes. Same story with the other foot.
I stood in heels 👠 this past weekend for an event. After a few hours I had to take them off. It’s been 4 days and my left foot 2nd toe (one next to big toe) has numbness labs pins an needles not much feeling. Idk 🤷♀️ what to do. Please advice if anyone has had this.
Just had surgery about a week ago l4 spine. Experiencing numbness originally at base of toes 2 &3 .now it's around my 2nd toe entirely and hoping someone will lie to me and say eventually it goes away. Cuz it messes with my balance quite a bit. Thanks. I was kidding about the lying part.
Cozumel Girl Has the numbness subsided or gotten a little better? I see your comment is 2-years old, so I decided to ask & I really hope that your numbness has gotten better! I’m dealing with Heel/Pinky Toe numbness, I had surgery on my L5-S1 Disc that was impinging my Sciatica nerve, which caused the numbness I’m 13-days post surgery, and I’m still experiencing the numbness, I was told it can take a loonnnggg time to subside, if it ever does
And I know what you mean, about hoping somebody will “lie to you” lol, it really is HARD to accept that it may stay like this I’m hoping things gotten better for you, and I look forward to your reply If it didn’t get any better, may I ask how did you come to terms with it? I guess it’s something I better start practicing, that it may stay like this 😢
I’m suffering from a numb heel & pinky toe It started once i had this issue from from a impinging of my Sciatica nerve from a disc herniation of the L5-S1 disc I ended up getting a Diskectomy, I’m 13-days post operation, and I’m still experiencing the numbness Can that numbness eventually subside? I really hope so, I’m praying & I haven’t given up hope
Jim McC I’m sorry to hear yours never healed I can’t say mine healed, or gotten worse I hope mine don’t get worse, I hate to hear your foot numbness got worse after surgery I wonder if that’s common... I was under the impression that it wouldn’t get worse, rather stay as is or eventual heal
Jim McC have you been given the option to try gabapentin? Does anything work for the numbness? Or are we just screwed? I’ve been walking a lot more, and recently lost over 30 pounds But my numbness is still there
Jim McC actually... the thought was that my foot numbness is either getting better very slowly over time or I’m just getting use to it I hope to god that i don’t start thinking it’s getting worser... from time to time I think I experience sciatica flair ups from over working my effected leg
You are the most knowledgeable doctor regarding numbness of the toes on YT. Thank you 💕
His first suggestion helped me in under a minute. Great vid, I was so freaked out!
Had the same problem in my right toe. Strange it was ONLY my RIGHT big toe. I bought some Sketchers relaxed fit. These have memory foam. Since I wear a WIDE fit these were key in getting relief from the big toe numbness. I have worn them for just over a week now and have noticed my big toe on the right is not getting the numb feeling as often. The new Sketchers with memory foam really helped me! Good luck out there!
Where can i get those to buy? Any link?
Thanks sir
Thanks !
Thank you for explaining this.
Good information! I’ll be seeing a podiatrist tomorrow. Good information about the nerve damage going through the knees.
Wow, great explaination. Thank you very much for sharing the information 😊
Thank you for this video.
Mine started with the big toe feeling like a string was tied and pulled around it. An MRI with a small tear in the plantar plate was found. Went to 1 podiatrist who gave me a shot between the big toe and second with no help. He wanted to remove 2 bones……..never went back. I then went to a supposed sports specialist who put me in a boot for 5 weeks, took it off and never performed another MRI. He then tried 2 injections between the big toe and second, now all my toes have a numb feeling. Now, I also get sporadic sharp pain in my big toe. I wish you were located near me! Sounds like you a doc who knows what he is doing.
Thank you soooo much , I've been looking for this answer, I've read a lot about my symptoms and I thought I had diabetes lol, thank god it's not the case you literally just describe exactly what I feel...... thank you
Omg same hahaha thought it was diabetes lols
@@arlenehayworth5378 me too! Lol I got so worried. Every time I took a blood sugar test it was always fine. So glad I know now.
Thank you...
Easy to understand
Thanks Dr. Scott! I plan a visit to podiatrist soon. Regards!
It was very informative and helpful, thank you.
Great information and answers. Very helpful. Put me at ease. The Doc
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Great Video Scott! Finally some very good information. Numbness to #4&5 as well as the side of the same foot is my issue for a few years now,.. the numbness never completely goes away and sometimes the numbness is very painful or uncomfortable.Any ideas as to how it happened as it seemed to just show up one morning & never really went away? Treatment options?
Thanks in advance Scott
How about pinky toe ? Mine went numbs for a while now... before it was hardly recognize but now I can feel it whenever the toe numbness touch something
Same. Did you find out anything about yours?
@@joshs5203 did u find any solution
numbness on #4 and #5.. no luck at podiatry yet
Same here
Bruh I hate when ppl don’t reply about sum like this
The big toe and 2nd toe get sensation from the deep peroneal nerve, sometimes there is a problem around this nerve or a region near this ankle called the anterior tarsal tunnel.
Hi Scott, I have numbness in rhight leg middle toe from one month, 5 years back I have disc nd sciatica
Prblm. after taking bed rest I'm completely all right. Now I'm getting numbness pls suggest me.
I can agree. I have developed a soar on the inside of my great toe. Been taking antibiotics for 2 months and the place only developed a big scab that refuses to loosen up. I soaked them in epson salt, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and it appears to just hinge onto the great toe. It affected my 2nd toe at first but was able to get the open place closed up. I don't know what else to do. It feels like a string is attached to my great and second toes. I'm not a diabetic, my numbers are excellent but the pain to walk is there also. It burns between the toes and I bought some toe separators, to no avail. My podiatrist only prescribed antibiotics and now he simply avoids my calls. I don't think he knows himself. Probably needs to retire. If anybody have any suggestions please feel free to post. Thanks
Both big toes went numb after i had to start wearing steel toed shoes...even my heels are numb. I stand and walk on rocks all day for 8 hrs..get better shoes , inserts or quit the job?
Me too man worked 12 hr shift for like 2 month my left foot toes went numb
Lisa i had this problem a week ago ! After wearing steel toe shoes ! Are your toes good now and how were they treated ? Thanks for your help!
What if it’s just the big toe
Thank you Dr Scott, your video is very helpful to me.
I feels like there’s a string or something pulling on my pinky toe like a sensation of something between them and it’s so annoying and didn’t occur until my lower back started hurting which made my right leg numb and tingly from what I can only imagine is sciatic nerve issues
thank you, this helped me understand why my two right little toes are numb. I think it might be the knee senerio. Because I helped someone move last week for 6 days, lifting packing and my knee is normally sore, but it was worse with heavy lifitng. So I guess just rest??? I cannot afford a dr. no insurance.
Great video, Doctor. It gave me the answers I was looking for. Now I'd like to repay the service. As a teacher of Literature, I would like to say to you that the term "various different" is redundant; choose one or the other, but not both. Thank you again for clarifying why my toes are numb. I got a sliver in my big toe and I've been compensating by walking on the outer side of my foot to avoid hitting my big toe. I am pretty sure, based on this video, that this is the cause. Thank you!
Perhaps. The common peroneal nerve has branches that provide sensation to many of the areas you mentioned, but there are numerous other causes for all that you describe, and the heel may be a completely separate issue. Best way to know is to see either a podiatrist or an orthopedic specialist experienced with the lower leg and foot.
I Have Numbness On Both Feet , 2nd And 3rd Toes Bottom , I've Been Waring loafers That Are Tight Around Toes. About I Year . I Stopped WaringThem About A Week Ago . Can My Numbness zGo Away Or lessen ? Great Video , Thank You ! Can You Please Reply . 🙂🦶
Thank you this video was very helpful 👍
I've recently experienced toe numbness on the tip of my left big toe. Only difference in my life that possibly could be a cause is recently I have been doing night-shifts at night club for 7 hrs and its required to wear shoes, I've always worn boots up to now. Is this a major concern?
me too but in a salad warehouse but i thought the cold tempreature was the problem
Zlatan I'm having a very similar issue, it seems that it's just the nerves being pinched, or damaged, it could go away or get worse. I'd reccommend seeing a doctor. Well. Actually I assume you probably have. Since this comment was a year ago.
@@nickkirkin9071 Oh. Well if a nerve is damaged it could be permanent and you could lose all feeling in your toe. Luckily mine healed by itself. It did take a while though.
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#ziatan6987 Did you ever find out if your shoes were the cause of your toe numbness? How are you doing now, 6 years later?
Thank you so much this is very helpful
I have the same issue numbness in both feet and redness on the bridge of the foot and redness around the big toes and my lower back is sore above the tailbone thank you very much for any help
Hello Dr Kilberg. I recently started noticing numbness in my second toe and the space between my big toe and second toe. I do have quite a large bunion and I’m wondering if this bunion could be responsible for this numbness. I am not diabetic and no other toe is affected. I have gone to a podiatrist and I wear an orthotic now but the toe is still numb. No pain at all.
I think riding my electric unicycle has made my toe numb, it seemed to coincide with an ingrown toenail though. I hope my foot doesn't have to be cut off
I had six operations back in July of 2018 from the tailbone all the way the to the superior abdomen due to necrotizing fasciitis and fournier's gangrene septic shock and ever since all my toes are permanently numb and tingling feeling
I broke my pinky toe when I was recovering from hip replacement (kicked my cane with my opposite leg). Now my pinky toe is numb/stiff, and it feels like there is something under/between my toes and front of toes.
Hi I'm 48 years old. My 4th & 5th toes on both feet have been numb for 2 years along with my left thumb, all began around the same time. They feel swollen especially in my boots, but they aren't. Any thoughts?
I have one toe numbb on next to big toe is been going on for 2 week no pain or discomfort can I do something to heal or it will come back? please help
I have a recurring problem with spraining my ankles. Usually the left but occasionally the right the whole foot is involved. The numbness is felt in all toes and ringing the ankles. In my twenties I fell on a metal hand truck landing on my coccyx. Occasionally the entire leg goes numb. Scary.
Hello doctor, need a help. I have been having tingling in between first and second toes of left foot for about 4months. I feel it as a type of hyper sensitivity and it reaches the top of the foot & lower leg. I have consulted neurologist and they did tests including mri of head, neck, spine. Also emg&nerve conduction studies. Couldn’t find anything. I’m recently feeling pain in left knee left side nerve when pressing and this reaches the foot as well. Also I have pain in left buttock. Could you please advise.
Did you ever find out what it was or get any help for it?
Thank you
and i cant feel my big toe at all
Dr. Scott, I think I have the 'top' of the toes problem 02:35...what can I do to solve it?....it is extremely painful and feels like an office chair is rolling over my barefooted toe nails (3rd and 4th / left foot). I went to see a doctor here in Thailand but he said there is nothing he can do to help me...Thanks, Jack
God Bless you Doc
I have the symptoms of numbness pins and needles electric shock been diagnosed neuropathy and the feet neuroma. Can it been reversed. Thank you.
Thank you!
Thank you very helpful video.
I recently just started getting numbness in my both pinky toes and started to turn white. Do you know what that can be?
Thank you Sir , I will .
i have chronic peroneal longus ache from running, and thus my big toe are numb as well....are they sort of related? so should i focus on fixing the ache on peroneal longus first?
my toes started getting numb after i came out of the shower, i had a hot shower and theve been numb for 3 days
obina ogogor same
Hi! Thank you so much for this informative video. The inside of both my big toes has been numb now for over one month. Any suggestions on what the cause for this could be? Thank you
Has It un numb now? plz let me know what’s up
Aubrey, in 2008 both of my big toes were numb. Over the years, all of the toes (equally on both sides) became numb. Then the numbness spread to my feet, then to my ankles. Finally, I saw a neurologist, had an MRI of my spine, and was diagnosed with spine disorders. Had my back operated on & fixed, but the numbness in my feet remains. This causes me to be unbalanced. with difficulty in walking. Back surgeon told me that I should have been treated in the beginning when just my toes were numb because it is highly unlikely that I will ever regain feeling in my feet. See a doc---don't wait too long to correct the problem, like I had done!
Good day doctor. Am I 5 years too late.
My left toes numb n sometimes sticky such that rag n slippers stick to my left foot n occasionally left toes feeling of coolness. Help!
please help me. my head to toe gets numbness. i have been medication almost 3 years. but no cure. doc could find any wrong with me. he treats me for my words. MRI couldn't found anything either. Also my both hand , elbows, funny bones ten finger joints very painful. morning finger joints are stuck. it's very difficult to stretch my fingers.
Thank you.mine are better now but started 3 years ago after taking fluoroquinolone. Had numbness in toes both feet in the night.
Dr. Kilberg, I am a 52 year old male, and in great shape. I lost feeling in my right big toe last January, during a P90X workout. One moment I was fine, and in the next I noticed a distinct numbness. Nothing has changed in 12 months. I lift, run and play a wide range of sports. An ortho specialist checked it out with x-rays of my foot, and spine, and a separate electronic nerve test. In both tests things looked good, with no obvious orthopedic signs of problems, and the nerves to my leg working with no signs of damage. I do have age-related degernation of the discs. Another doctor (who happens to be my urgologist), recommended that I go directly to a neurological physical therapist, and so I am. Is this a smart move, or should I visit a neurologist, or podiatrist, (which means I'll get a MRI)? Thank you for your suggestion, and again any advice given will very basic and I will check it out with my regular physicians.
There can be many reasons for a solitary numb toe, including damage to one of the finer nerves that provide toe sensation on either side of the toe, as well as an area called the tarsal tunnel and less commonly an area called the anterior tarsal tunnel (whose nerve gives sensation to the inner side of the big toe towards the 2nd toe). Back damage can conceptually cause solitary toe numbness, but this is uncommon. Other diseases and some medicines can cause foot numbness, but it is uncommon for the symptoms to be in only one toe. Nerve conduction tests do not typically give information on whether there is intra-foot nerve damage, and there are some nerve conditions that will never show up on these tests, which show only substantial damage to the larger nerve fibers. Sometimes an MRI can help, but imaging of toe nerves is tricky, and may be more useful to see if there is any obstruction in the tarsal tunnel areas. If you have not actually seen a foot and ankle specialist, I would suggest you start with that, as there may be elements of a finely detailed foot exam that may lead to the discovery of the cause of your symptoms.
Scott.. Just one more question. I have problem with my toe and all. kept numb it. and I kept trying to find a good foot doctor like you. they all want to waste my time and put me like 5 separate appointment which it cost me to spend co pay and med that not coverage insurance. all I want to know what is cause it.. numb it, cold and sweat feet just start it. I went to see Dr C he is D.O.D specializes and check to see if have diabate (spell) and turn out its neg.. so whats next? help me to understand
Wow, right on, thankyou !
Thank I for this video ! Doctor I been numb for 3 years my 3 small toes the right foot ! And today u make me sure about it !i though I have diabetics !but I already have fracture in my ankle in soccer 7 years ago is for that raison ?
Hello Scott Kilberg..My feet/legs fall asleep sometimes within seconds of sitting "Indian style"if you will. At this moment in time my right big toe has been numb for almost four days now. I do suffer from cervical spondylosis, gout, Painful Tmj, migraines, as well as arthritis flares all the time. I've been in chronic pain since around 5 yrs old. I was a gymnast, and was very rough on my body as a youngster. I know some of my issues worsened from my lifestyle. But I guess I was born with some conditions I have. Anyhow...I'm used to my feet/legs always falling asleep on me, but not my big toe for this long of time. I do have severe plantar fascitis in my right foot. I was given strong cortisone shots in foot, and it didn't touch the pain. So to sum it up. I'm just wondering if you would suggest me go to my Doctor asap., for it may be something more serious? Perhaps an organ's (infections) like kidneys for ex. can cause this? I know kidney problems may sometimes be unknown in a person. Thanks for your time.
#beckystarrski Your comment was posted 9 yrs ago and I just wondered how you are feeling now? Where you ever evaluated and treated for the numbness in your big toe? Did you find out what was causing it? Hope you are doing better.
Hey, i have a problem with my right big toe. I went to work and i had to pretty much stand for about 6hrs. when i got home and i took off my shoes i realised my toe was numb. I don't know why but it still is numb. and its only that one big toe... nothing else. its been going on for about 2 days now, what should i do?
Excuse me hi I have the same issue for the first time is my day now nd still numbe please tell me if you got better and what did you do about it I worked standing for 9 hrs
i have the same problem with my left toe and my right one but my left toe is worse, i work in a kitchen at a hotel standing for 9 hours, can anyone help me?? please
Olivia Rosslee Since several conditions can cause those symptoms, it is best for you to see a foot specialist for an accurate diagnosis and treatment. I wish you speedy relief.
Oh I had the same problem. I worked and stood in my feet for long hours only for a week it took me 4 month to get rid of the numbness . now its been a year that I'm working again and again I dint feel my toe . its numb .
me too
My big toe is numb and it feels like its burning what do I do????
I used to weight 332 pounds - I lost 40 lbs since then - I still experience numbness on my left leg (2 middle toes and big toe) I got acupuncture done it alleviated numbness but not much- I used to have a pinched nerve on my right shoulder - but it went away with muscle relaxers - I'm scared please tell me should I go to the emergency?
I can't go barefoot anymore. Underneath all my toes goes numb and so painful after a bit. I also have a herniated disc in my neck and if I wake up on my back and the pillow is pressing in on my neck, my toes are numb and so are my hands.
My last two little toes have started being numb when I go to bed at night and I've been wearing these foam shoes living in their shoes and I'm thinking that's what's wrong with mine
Very good thanks I’ve got neuropathy driving me mad at night awful but at same time , I’ve got a misery in my back ,I’ve never had back problems , now I’m almost crippled , Drs don’t do shit , I could cry , but no one helps me , I have had drink issues !
Is it possible for the nerves to heal
I'm in pretty good shape I work out all the time but I my job I work with boots and my right foot has my toes are tingling and they dont stopthis is only occurring when I have boots on
I have a question. I am noticing on both feet, the bottoms of my toes, could it just be the shoes I am wearing? so I the past year or so (and I do play lots of volleyball) well several times in the past year or so the bottoms and sides of some of my toes where getting brown spots on them, even recently. and I did rest hem, but now the bottoms of my toes (underneath/bottom, but more in the location of between the foot and whateve ron your toe is the equivalent of the knuclle, although I sometimes get a little bit on one or 2 every so often in the toe part/top) but mainly the spot I am speaking of. the shoes I am wearing are probably over a eyar old and I wear them all day every day, and they are a bit worn down, I even had to duct tape part of the inside of one just to keep it in tact. my running shoes are 3 years od, but in good condition. I do always wear socks. and the thing with these toes the most recent feeling began mostly a couple weeks ago after an arctic blast. I did'n't actually get frost bite, but anyway, I am wondering what that is, and if perhaps the shoes may be the issue
Great info I discovered I have damage nerves. I pressed alone my kneesides immediately I felt my toes! Wow but I guess there no cure for that
Ana Brito
Has your numbness gotten any better?
Thanks sir
My toe tips are numb. Been numb for nearly two weeks. Weird shocks up my foot. How do I get it checked??
Should I??
Update?
I've been wearing steel toe shoes for 20 years have those symptoms shoes are my answer ...healthy feel and living
This video was really interesting so thank you for that. I have a lot of lower back pain so much so my back is mottled. This I think is the reason why I wake with numb toes and legs, am very stiff and in discomfort. I also have thyroid disease and am on medication.
Same issue with hyperthyroidism
Can a planters wart cause tingling and pain???
Oh god, so I was skating and fell over a flower pot ( yes ) and hurt my leg bad. (I can walk without any problems it just hurts when I touch the area) and when I got home I went to bed pretty quickly but noticed when I was walking that I can't feel my toe on my right foot. It's not that I can't feel it but there's a small area where I can still feel when you're touching it but not as much as my left toe. It feels weird then I'm walking and many said it might be because of the fall, I might've hurt my leg so bad that I damaged a nerve.
gotta kristaoluhan The same exact feeling I got when I woke up randomly. Did you ever find out what it was caused by / how to fix it?
Dr.Scott, I fell on my knee & foot a few months back (the fall was like in baseball when a batter slides to a base.) Moderate walking & standing is tolerable & I ware a ankle brace for my labor intensive job. My foot tinglings, has a mild burning sensation, numbness, and stiff. If its really hurting my whole leg hurts and aches up to my thigh. It seams to be getting worst latley. I now have constant tingling, burning, & numbness around the heel, ankle and the outer top/bottom side of my foot now (the last 2 toes are completely numb and get very cold on & off threw out the day.) I feel like I have only 3 toes I can sometimes feel. I have carpel tunnel in my hand & that's what my last 2 toes feel like when I try to close my foot or flex my toes. How can I fix this?
Big toe...outside region..numbness n pain...
It does not solve how to get rid of it tho but nice video explaining what it could be
I wore high heels yesterday to work and was walking back and forth constantly. By 4:00 p.m. I couldn't walk anymore. My toes fell asleep instantly. Today my toes are still asleep. That's pretty much what led me here.
If you are still having issues with your toes, that could indicate a more serious nerve compression issue from your shoes, and should be treated.
I have been wearing flat shoes to work so my toes can get enough blood circulaization. My feet feel so much better.
Eat plant based food
I have varicose veins and Raynaud's, and my 2 toes on right foot always numb and lots of joint issues, and when I talk to docs about it, it seems they ignoring everything I said and don't refer me to any other tests
Did you get any help for these issues?
@@asmrfoodieuk7965 no
Toe tips numb. Feels great to have them massaged. I wear flip-flops a lot and have big callouses on the outside of my big toes. Any comments regarding flip-flops? Thank you.
i droped an 80 pound rock on my foot about 2 and a half months ago it crushed my foot the rock didnt break my bone but i cant take a normal step and i get buring and sharp pains in between my big toe and second toe on the top of my foot and underneath my foot right on the ball right under neath the big toe ive been to a foot specialist he believes ive compleatly blown out some of my nerves i just wanted another docs opinion. thanks:)
Does a inguinal hernia cause numbness on the toes?
well i have a little numbness on the end of the big toe right-hand side of the nail drives me nuts mostly because i dont know what is the problem i mean i do feel that something is toching it it just doesnt feel like the big toe on the other foot
exactly my problem.
Same
Since any of you wrote this has there been any results ?
I have the same seems common
yeah me too
What happens when the whole foot is numb and hurts too
👍....Very good and informative video....well done and helpful.
I have been having pain (under big toe) building up over the last 6 months to a year, (running) and my inner big toe has grown out sideways longer than the other -but it's all bone + there's no swelling. Does anyone know what I have? (I have just bought 4E wide joggers, but what the heck is it?)
bunion
so what can we do to help ourselves when our primary doctor will not give us a referral to a podiatrist? I have tolerated this waiting for years.
you could go privately, doesn't cost that much, youll be surprised and it would be worth it.
After wearing heels my left 3 toes on the left leg started feeling numb the next day
Does this happen to a lot of hockey players??
Biiiig gratitudes. 🙏🏽
can this heal ?
I've been researching treating neuropathy at home and found a great website at Neuro Pro Planner (look it up on google)
Hi Doc,
I am 44 and about 30lbs over weight. About 3 years ago I started to get a numb foot pad on the right side and hard to tell but big toe and maybe second toe was well. Over the past year, the left foot pad is doing the same. The feet look fine and I have a pulse on both. Toe nails look healthy. Over the past 3 years I have had my blood tested often and always came in under 100 for fasting. Any guesses? Docs seem to think its my back since I have L4-5 S1 issues. Any guesses? Thanks
I have the same thing. I went to a neurologist, waste of time. I'm going on 6 years where the bottom of all toes on both feet are numb. I do have a bad back. Oh, it started on the right foot, big toe. Then it spread to the other toes. Same story with the other foot.
All of my toes are numb at the bottom. I only realised this a few minutes ago. Is this okay?
The toe next to my big toe hurts real bad like its being bent on my joint pls help i can't stand it anymore
I feel numb all day why on foot and hands
how about standing in heels for a long time ? could you respond please
I stood in heels 👠 this past weekend for an event. After a few hours I had to take them off. It’s been 4 days and my left foot 2nd toe (one next to big toe) has numbness labs pins an needles not much feeling. Idk 🤷♀️ what to do. Please advice if anyone has had this.
@@paulmoss5425 I’m going through the same thing and it’s been 5 days for me 😅 did it go away?
I am just getting occasional numbness in my left middle toe
Just had surgery about a week ago l4 spine. Experiencing numbness originally at base of toes 2 &3 .now it's around my 2nd toe entirely and hoping someone will lie to me and say eventually it goes away. Cuz it messes with my balance quite a bit. Thanks. I was kidding about the lying part.
Cozumel Girl
Has the numbness subsided or gotten a little better?
I see your comment is 2-years old, so I decided to ask & I really hope that your numbness has gotten better!
I’m dealing with Heel/Pinky Toe numbness, I had surgery on my L5-S1 Disc that was impinging my Sciatica nerve, which caused the numbness
I’m 13-days post surgery, and I’m still experiencing the numbness, I was told it can take a loonnnggg time to subside, if it ever does
And I know what you mean, about hoping somebody will “lie to you” lol, it really is HARD to accept that it may stay like this
I’m hoping things gotten better for you, and I look forward to your reply
If it didn’t get any better, may I ask how did you come to terms with it? I guess it’s something I better start practicing, that it may stay like this 😢
My fifth tioe underneath toes feels numb
In my 20's I had a bunion removed from that foot near my big toe🤔
I’m suffering from a numb heel & pinky toe
It started once i had this issue from from a impinging of my Sciatica nerve from a disc herniation of the L5-S1 disc
I ended up getting a Diskectomy, I’m 13-days post operation, and I’m still experiencing the numbness
Can that numbness eventually subside?
I really hope so, I’m praying & I haven’t given up hope
Lansing JP nope. I had the same surgery and the numbness keeps getting worse. Right foot is almost completely numb.
Jim McC I’m sorry to hear yours never healed
I can’t say mine healed, or gotten worse
I hope mine don’t get worse, I hate to hear your foot numbness got worse after surgery
I wonder if that’s common... I was under the impression that it wouldn’t get worse, rather stay as is or eventual heal
Jim McC have you been given the option to try gabapentin?
Does anything work for the numbness? Or are we just screwed? I’ve been walking a lot more, and recently lost over 30 pounds But my numbness is still there
Jim McC actually... the thought was that my foot numbness is either getting better very slowly over time or I’m just getting use to it
I hope to god that i don’t start thinking it’s getting worser... from time to time I think I experience sciatica flair ups from over working my effected leg